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São Tomé and Príncipe

Africa · Capital: São Tomé · Currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN)

São Tomé and Príncipe is a country in Africa, with its capital at São Tomé. It has a GDP of $981.29M (2025), a population of 240,254 (2025), a GDP per capita of $4,084.

GDP
$981.29M

2025 · #178 of 186

GDP per capita
$4,084

2025 · #127 of 186

Population
240,254

2025 · #181 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$6,388

2025 · #146 of 185

Economy

GDP
$981.29M2025 · #178
GDP per capita
$4,0842025 · #127
GDP growth
1.03%2025 · #158
Inflation
11.05%2025 · #150
Unemployment
9.13%2025 · #142
Population
240,2542025 · #181
GDP (PPP)
$1.53B2025 · #176
GDP per capita (PPP)
$6,3882025 · #146
Gini index
40.72017 · #125
Government debt
50.4%2026 · #86

People

Median age
20.8 yrs2024 · #196
Fertility rate
3.6 children/woman2024 · #39
Urbanization
69.2%2025 · #94
Net migration
−650/yr2025 · #104
Life expectancy
69.9 yrs2024 · #154
HDI
0.6372023 · #141
Homicide rate
3.2 per 100k2011

Money

Corporate tax
25%2024 · #75

Figures

Internet users
59.1%2024 · #137
CO₂ per capita
0.6 t2024 · #154
Area
964 km²#190
Population density
249 /km²2025 · #55
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
59 destinations2026 · #144
Corruption index
45/1002024 · #71
Renewable energy
40.8%2021 · #60